barge
noun
[ bɑːdʒ ]
• a long flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another.
barge
verb
• move forcefully or roughly.
• "we can't just barge into a private garden"
• convey (freight) by barge.
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a small seagoing vessel): from Old French, perhaps based on Greek baris ‘Egyptian boat’.
